At Appfire, we believe that great work happens when people get to choose how they work. After 20 years of creating software that empowers teams to break silos and collaborate seamlessly, we've learned that one size does not fit all. That’s why at Appfire, you choose.
Choose to work where you thrive: Whether from home, in one of our offices, or while exploring the world, you decide where you’re most productive. From hardware and software to access to two decades of collective wisdom on working effectively in a remote-first company, we’ve got you covered.
Choose to balance your life without compromise: Plan your workday around your needs and what matters most to you. Enjoy flexible time off without the hassle of complicated approvals. From day one, we trust you to deliver quality work without sacrificing your personal life, hobbies, loved ones, and well-being.
Choose to grow on your terms: Take charge of your professional growth with access to online learning platforms, facilitated training, leadership programs, and internal hackathons. Collaborate with a global team to gain fresh perspectives. When you're ready for a new challenge, our internal mobility program is here to support your journey.
No one knows you better than you do. So join us and customize your experience. Choose how you want to work. Choose Appfire.
About the roleThe IT Operations team is looking for a Salesforce Database Developer who is a highly self-motivated professional to join our team. The team is working to bring CRM and other systems together to provide key business intelligence insights to the forefront of our reporting, planning, and strategic growth efforts and build reliable automation solutions that scale with the size and growth of the company. If you are passionate about automating the sales process and connecting and visualizing data to empower, and you have an excellent understanding of the Salesforce platform and products (Sales Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Commerce Cloud.), a strong desire to build business applications and design features that connect data and improve the reliability of our systems. You listen to and translate business needs into technical specifications, design and develop solutions, and test and deploy them into production. You have a passion for working cross-functionally and building solutions to support business processes and data flows, and you have strength in solving platform issues with expert troubleshooting skills. This role reports to the AVP of IT Operations. You will work closely with our Sr. Salesforce Developer and Sr. Salesforce Administrator, supporting our Channel and Partner team, Data Insights team, and Marketing team.
Your everyday tasks will include:
- Data Architecture & Strategy: Design and implement scalable data architectures within Salesforce and integrated systems, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance across all platforms.
- Data Management & Governance: Lead efforts in data management and governance, establishing best practices for data quality, consistency, and compliance while leveraging tools like Snowflake to streamline data feeds and enhance visibility.
- Data Expertise & Insights: Utilize your deep expertise in data to drive actionable insights, enabling data-driven decision-making across the business and optimizing data flow between Salesforce and other business-critical systems.
- Collaborative Development: Work closely with the existing Salesforce team to ensure business requirements are fully understood, validated, and aligned with considerations such as security, scalability, and platform limitations.
- Advanced Salesforce Development: Implement and enhance Salesforce solutions using Apex and Lightning Web Components, tailored to meet complex business needs and drive efficiency.
- Seamless System Integrations: Design and implement robust integrations using Salesforce APIs to connect with other critical systems, ensuring smooth data flow and operational consistency across the organization.
- Adherence to Best Practices: Champion Salesforce best practices in development, maintain comprehensive code documentation and write robust test classes to ensure high-quality, scalable code.
- DevOps Alignment: Collaborate on release cycles for deploying new features and updates to existing applications, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum value delivery.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with IT Operations and other development teams to achieve seamless integration across systems, ensuring alignment and consistency throughout the organization.
- Technical Liaison & Advisor: Act as a technical data advisor to the Salesforce team, providing insights and guidance for system enhancements, integrations, and overall Salesforce strategy.
Skills and experience you'll need to succeed:
- 5+ years of declarative and programmatic experience working as a Salesforce Developer.
- 5+ years of experience in configuring and custom-developing various Salesforce CRM modules, including but not limited to Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, and Analytics Cloud.5+ years of experience integrating SFDC with multiple business applications.
- At least 7 years of experience as a developer with a preference in the Salesforce ecosystem.
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
- Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Experience Cloud) product knowledge and at least 5 years of Salesforce development experience.
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
- Experience designing, coding, and implementing Apex code Triggers, Classes, Components, etc., Visualforce and Lightning components, SOQL, and SOSL languages.
- Deep proficiency with salesforce.com APIs and their security model.
- Experience with Development Tools and technologies, such as Visual Studio Code (or a similar IDE), Git, SVN, etc.
- Strong desire to learn. You are energized when new features and technologies become available and eager to understand and maximize their potential.
Beyond the resume skills that match our culture and this role:
- You are dedicated to elevating client and co-worker experiences, knowing that exceptional work centers on serving others.
- You adapt swiftly to new business demands, understanding that change fuels collective and individual growth.
- You excel in communication, effectively connecting in remote/hybrid environments using tools like Slack, Zoom, and G Suite and through occasional in-person events.
- You have exceptional coaching, mentoring, and people development skills.
We offer:
Financial benefits
- Every Appfire employee is eligible for company equity.
- 401(k) Matching Component.
Skills development benefits
- Access to the Appfire University learning platform – a hub of knowledge, interactive resources, and engaging instructor-led courses designed to fuel your learning journey with unparalleled depth and accessibility.
- Access to O’Reilly learning platform for technical skills training.
PTO, health & well-being
- 10 paid holidays + Flexible PTO – no set number of days that you must take in a year.
- 100% company-paid health insurance.
- 50/50 split dental and vision insurance.
Volunteering
- 24 hours of paid time off to participate in Appfire Town, Appfire’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program.
Other
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Mobile phone and Internet stipend.
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About Appfire
A people-first approach to business
Since its inception, Appfire has been a remote-first company. With 800+ employees (who we call fireflies) across 27 countries, we foster an environment where everyone is respected. We invest in team members by ensuring they grow professionally and personally.
Watch Appfire's Co-founder and CEO Randall Ward talk about his people-first leadership philosophy: https://youtu.be/GXuChQzzowI
Making an impact
At Appfire, corporate social responsibility is driven by team members, family, friends, customers, and partners through Appfire Town. This program brings people together to generate a strong social impact in our local and global communities.
Our CEO believes being philanthropic is integral to operating our business and is not merely the result of our success. In 2015, Appfire joined the Pledge 1% network of organizations committed to philanthropy. Appfire has since grown our Pledge 1% program to include all four pledge types — product, profit, equity, and employee time. We were among the first to do this, and we’re proud that Pledge 1% is part of our evolution.
Our business
Appfire has been profitable since its inception, with best-in-class free cash flow margins relative to the broader SaaS universe. The company's mission to equip and connect every team so they can plan and deliver their best work has proven successful, producing consistent year-over-year (YoY) growth – with Appfire growing from $10M ARR in 2019 to $200M ARR in 2023.
What’s our secret sauce?
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We follow teams. We do our research and build software that solves real-life collaboration challenges while being easy to implement and a joy to use. We’re proud to support over 20,000 customers and growing, including 55% of the Fortune 500. From the entertainment delivered by Netflix to the devices crafted by Samsung, and Dell Technologies and the financial transactions handled by Visa, Edward Jones, and US Bank, Appfire’s technology is indispensable. Our products also play a pivotal role in streamlining operations and fostering innovation at companies like Tesla and significant institutions such as NASA, Boeing, and many more.
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We enhance. We don’t compete. Our software is designed to give developers, knowledge workers, and teams the ability to extend and get greater value from the platforms they’ve invested in and enjoy. So far, our solutions extend and enhance the capabilities offered by Atlassian, Microsoft, monday.com, and Salesforce.
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We build bridges and invest in our partners. Appfire's success is underscored by the fact that the company has no direct sales team and instead leverages its channel program as its primary path to market. Today, Appfire has a dedicated Channel team supporting 700+ channel partners.
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We make security and privacy a priority, but we also keep it simple for our customers. We’ve achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 and ISO 27017 and System and Organization Controls (SOC) SOC 2, Type I and SOC 2, Type II certifications. In 2022, we launched our award-winning Appfire Trust Center, offering our customers, partners, and prospects the latest security, privacy, and compliance information, including pre-completed questionnaires (CAIQ, SIG, and VSA) with an accelerated NDA process and just one EULA to cover it all.
Market recognition
Appfire has been consistently recognized for company growth, culture, corporate social responsibility, and product excellence and has been included among the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. Best Workplaces, BuiltIn Best Places to Work, and Inc. 5000. Learn more about our accomplishments, which would not be possible without our team members, partners, and customers: https://appfire.com/awards.
Read about Appfire's continuous growth and mission to equip and connect every team so they can plan and deliver their best work: https://appfire.com/newsroom/Appfire-Exceeds-200M-in-ARR-Signaling-Growing-Demand
